On The Cabell Screen

With a few brief exceptions, no exhibits will run on the Cabell Screen Dec. 4 through Dec. 17. During the study days leading up to exams, the Cabell Screen will not be showing exhibitions. Regular shows–many featuring end-of-semester student work–will return  beginning with winter Commencement and continuing throughout the January.

Showing on the Cabell Screen Nov. 1 – 30 VCU Libraries hosts “Ancarrow’s List: Native Plants at the River’s Edge” in James Branch Cabell Library. See the exhibit on the first floor during regular library hours. Inspired by Newton Ancarrow’s compendium of wildflowers native to the James River, the exhibit features selected botanical illustrations from […]

Running through September. “The Compass is at the heart of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park Campus. It’s an outdoor area between the library, the dining hall and Hibbs Hall where people congregate, organizations set up tables and students show off their dance moves. It’s the heart of campus, but it’s also a window into the VCU community, […]

With a few brief exceptions, no exhibits will run on the screen through May 10. Regular exhibitions–many featuring end-of-semester student work–will run beginning Commencement Weekend and continuing throughout the summer months.

Showing through April 19, 2019. Tasmeem Doha 2019, the biennial international art and design conference hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) included three days of workshops, talks and exhibitions by renowned artists and designers from the region and around the world. This Cabell Screen exhibit shares a few […]

Showing on Jan. 21, 2019 and on other dates related to MLK events at VCU.  In honor of MLK Day 2019, a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King displays on the Big Screen today. The piece is by Dallas-based illustrator Richie Pope, a former VCU School of the Arts student. The artwork displaying on the […]

“The First Year” exhibit honors 1968-69 and the newly formed VCU and will show on the Cabell Screen all day on Nov. 30 and throughout December and into January 2019. When the Wayne Commission formed Virginia Commonwealth University in 1968, it merged two institutions – the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) and Richmond Professional Institute […]

Showing during October, the timelapse video of the new installation at the VCU Institute of Contemporary Art.  The Provocations series takes its name from the design of the ICA’s True Farr Luck Gallery. Architect Steven Holl referred to the sculptural ceiling, cathedral-like acoustics and ample natural light, as a “provocation for artists to engage.” The first […]

Showing through early October.  The first few days of the school year are always buzzing with activity at Virginia Commonwealth University. And there’s no better place to capture the vibe and the excitement than on the Compass. In what’s become an annual custom, University Marketing set up a basic white backdrop on the Compass – […]

This month, a group of artists, many with ties to VCU, is showing works that explore themes of justice, fairness and the challenges of African-Americans in our society. They are sharing some of those works with the Cabell Screen for a special Black History Month exhibit. The Cabell Screen exhibit runs mornings throughout February and on […]